63rd is a station on the

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's 'L' system, serving the Red Line. The station is located in the median of the

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and serves the Englewood neighborhood. It is near the former site of the Englewood Union Station, which served the

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, and

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. The former Pennsylvania Railroad tracks (now NS owned) pass over the station. Also visible from the station is the

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of the Green Line which runs on an elevated structure immediately west of the expressway at the location before turning west on 63rd Street.

History

Structure

Like the eight other stations of the Dan Ryan Branch, 63rd was built by architect

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under a simple design. The station opened on September 28, 1969, before being entirely renovated from 2005 to 2006.

2013 renovation

In 2013, the station was renovated with a new elevator installed (along with Garfield and 87th) as part of the Red Line South Reconstruction project and made all the stations on the Dan Ryan branch accessible.

Bus connections

CTA * 24 Wentworth (Weekdays only) * 63 63rd (Owl Service)

Notes and references

Notes

References

External links

Train schedule (PDF)
a
CTA official site

at Chicago-L.org
63rd/Dan Ryan Station PageCTA official site63rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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